Fed-up football fans heading for Chelsea’s FA Cup tie against Norwich have been told that transport problems have delayed the kick-off.

Chelsea tweeted: “For fans coming to tonight’s game, there is currently no service on the District Line between South Kensington/Edgware Road and Parsons Green/Ealing Broadway and Richmond due to a faulty train at Earls Court.”

For fans coming to tonight's game, there is currently no service on the District Line between South Kensington/Edgware Road and Parsons Green/Ealing Broadway and Richmond due to a faulty train at Earls Court. Follow @districtline for more details.

The Metropolitan Police said the match had been put back to 8pm due to “the issues on the District Line”.

There was no service clockwise on the Circle Line and no service between South Kensington and West Kensington also between Edgware Road and Earls Court due to a faulty train at Earls Court, and severe delays on the rest of the line, Transport for London said.

HIGH DRAMA on the District Line, where my train has been stationary for over an hour: Policeman says train has suffered "catastrophic failure" (!), now being walked down the tunnel to Earl's Court